Breydon Water Holiday Park
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- Near Great Yarmouth and the Norfolk Broads
- Two parks in one: family-oriented and more quiet sections
- Indoor and outdoor pools, gym, crazy golf, bar and restaurant
Site type
Tourist board rating
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
- Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass. Entertainment passes are included in the rate. If the site asks you to do so, you must complete an online ID verification process before you arrive. Your booking may be cancelled if you do not complete, or if you fail, the ID verification process.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri, 14 Mar to
This site is a member of Parkdean Resorts group.
Reviews
73% would recommend this site to a friend
69% would stay here again
What customers say
This is a large, family-friendly campsite with a fantastic location near Burgh Castle, offering plenty to do on-site, including swimming pools, arcades, and entertainment. Staff are consistently praised for being friendly and helpful. Pitches are generally spacious. However, some guests noted that facilities, particularly showers, are dated and could be cleaner, with recurring comments about the push-button shower operation. Occasional noise issues were also mentioned by some visitors.
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Has potential but needs some work
Electric grass pitch
Liked The staff were really nice except ones on breakfast service, the facilities were okay
Disliked When checking in the staff were quite rude and expected me to know everything when I’d never been there, I asked to take beans and mushrooms off my breakfast but wasn’t offered a substitute when I mentioned toast that was extra, the pitch was awful next to the bins and football which was in use until midnight and with young children wasn’t ideal hearing non stop swearing all night
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Lovely couple of days away to just chill
Electric grass pitch
Liked Easy to check in, easy to find our pitch, all staff were really Friendly
Disliked Was right next too the sports court of kept having footballs hit the caravan
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Poor, wish I’d read previous reviews, if I had I wouldn’t of booked
Electric grass pitch
Liked Shortness of stay
Disliked General untidyness of the camping/touring area, rubbish blowing around, toilet/shower block untidy, with no toilet paper on occasion, disappointing as only stayed for 3 nights, this was more than enough, glad to be coming home, very poor
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Very poor site in almost all respects. Avoid like the plague.
Electric grass pitch
Liked The bins were emptied regularly. Yes, that's about all I could think of that was positive.
Disliked Bizarrely, the site insists on proof of identity. If you question this policy you are told in a rude way that you just have to show them your ID or your booking will be cancelled. They can't or won't explain why they need you to do this, when no other campsite in the country does, nor do hotels. I have a suspicion that it's to make sure they don't have any non-english guests as I didn't see anyone who wasn't english, and the area is known for electing an extremely far right MP.
From my pre-arrival experience, I expected a below par site. Boy did they aim lower than I expected.
Camping is not the focus of this site. They sell caravans.
Arrival was very basic. There wasn't an introduction, or advice on the rules, or on activities, or where anything was. A simple "you're on pitch X, it's there, off you go", which wasn't very welcoming.
When we arrived there was no hot water in the shower block. Guests were advised to make the 20 minute round trip walk to their other site where there was a swimming pool, which had two showers with no privacy. It was not really an adequate solution to the problem. We didnt want to drag our kids 20 minutes for a basic shower, so we just made do with cold water.
Water was restored on day 3 of our trip, but the showers are designed so you have to hold the button in to get water. This means you can't have a leisurely shower and instead have to try to wash one handed.
The entire touring site is crammed around the toilet and shower block. This means that out of the 80 or so plots, about 30 are adjacent to the toilet. You have a very high probability of hearing your neighbors poop. It is also lit all night by strong floodlights, which is great for safety I guess, but it means if you are anywhere near the lights, you'll have a super bright light shining into your tent all night.
You get very little space, it's about cramming as many tents as possible into the site, not about giving their customers room to fit their tent, a car, and some outdoor space for playing or sitting. It's clearly very highly occupied as the grass was dead throughout and there were large sections of each plot without any grass at all. I accept there has been mimimal rainfall, but they are not interested in keeping the grass healthy by having gaps in bookings. It's all about cash cash cash for the owners.
The facilities are basic, and the entertainments are very strongly focussed on bingo. I think it was Bingo three times a night each night we were there, except the saturday, which was kareoke. You could hear the kareoke from the tents at the rear of the campsite.
The indoor pool, as I said earlier is on a seperate site, and although it tells you that you must book online, this is not true, only 25% of their capacity is offered online so you are better just turning up. It's 1.25m deep throughout, so it's not suitable for poor swimmers who can't stand up. The lifeguards were more focussed on having fun and not on looking after the guests. Instead of spraying water at the swimmers, they really should have been watching for the safety of the swimmers. If I'd have been on duty, I'd have twice rescued my own daughter who got into difficulty. As it was, they never even noticed her.
If you are travelling as part of a group, you won't get to camp near each other. I was with a family member and our tents were about as far apart as it was possible to be. She was right next to the bins so I felt a bit sorry for her. We at least were up against the fence, which offered some nature and 5am wake-ups from the local cockerel.
All in all, the price does not reflect the service. It's possibly the most expensive campsite I've ever stayed at, and it was also possibly the worst. I'll be requesting a refund for the 2 days without hot water, and given my experience of their customer service, I expect to be treated very rudely, and ultimately have to submit a chargeback request via my credit card.
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Would not go again
Electric grass pitch
Liked Leaving
Disliked Toilets filthy. Freezing water in shower block. Generaly very dirty and lack of toilet paper. Not clearly marked out with cars dumped everywhere and noone bothered by it
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Good facilities, lots for kids to…
Electric grass pitch
Liked Good facilities, lots for kids to do
Disliked Had issues with electric supply (not the fault of the park granted but we were not really kept informed on the status of the powercut). No hot water in showers second night.
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Wouldn’t go back
Electric grass pitch
Liked Not much apart from leaving the site to go into Great Yarmouth.
Disliked Toilets were absolutely disgusting at the camp site. Covered in faeces the whole weekend. Who even leaves it like that, let alone the people having to clean them. The staff in the main restaurant had 2 extremely rude managers too. Not great for a first encounter when we first arrived. Just meant we refused to spend any more money in there the whole weekend.
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Good site could be sooo much better with a bit of investment
Electric grass pitch
Liked Staff fantastic
Disliked Toilets rubbish everywhere not staff bad people
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The first day was ok…
Electric grass pitch
Liked The first day was ok
Disliked Me and my son Got woken up to fighting at 3 o clock in the morning spoilt the whole stay fully not acceptable my son was shaken up and scared for the rest of the stay
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Location…
Electric grass pitch
Liked Location
Disliked Pitches were uneven, dry & dusty with very little grass remaining.
Was not worth the extra cost we felt we paid for access to the pool as it was so popular you only got a short time there.
Staff fabricated toilet checks. At 5am this morning the ladies hadn’t been checked since 3pm yesterday & toilet paper was running out/empty in most cubicles. By 7am a fake entry for after 1am had been added saying they had been checked & filled up. Not good enough with that many people on site.
10am check out is also early compared to a lot of other sites. Tent was still wet from dew when we had to take it down.
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Features
Dogs allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Budget/backpacker Luxury Spectacular sceneryUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearbyType
Large (51-200 pitches)Nearby leisure
Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourersLocation
Breydon Water Holiday Park
Butt Lane
Burgh Castle
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
England
NR31 9QB
Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.58036°N
1.65914°E
Nearest transport
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
Local attractions
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Gorleston Beach | 3.2 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Great Yarmouth South | 3.5 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Great Yarmouth Pier | 3.8 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Great Yarmouth North | 5 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Caister Point | 5.6 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Fritton Lake Country World 2.6 mi
Pleasure Beach 3.4 mi
Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 4.2 mi
BeWILDerwood 12.5 mi
Norwich Cathedral 15.5 mi
National Trust
Elizabethan House Museum 3.2 mi
Horsey Windpump 11.6 mi
Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 24.1 mi
Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 28.1 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
BERNEY MARSHES & BREYDON WATER (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 23/03/2004) 1.3 mi
Bradwell 1.5 mi
Wickhampton 3.3 mi
Halvergate Marshes 3.4 mi
THE VENETIAN WATERWAYS 4.2 mi
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Breydon Water Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
- Is Breydon Water Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Breydon Water Holiday Park? Great Yarmouth, a short drive away, has masses of attractions – too many to list here, but to give you an idea: the Sea Life aquarium, the exhilarating indoor circuit at Karting … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Breydon Water Holiday Park?
Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Breydon Water Holiday Park? From £12 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.